Mohammedan

American  

[moo-ham-i-dn, moh-] / mʊˈhæm ɪ dn, moʊ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Muhammad or Islam; Islamic; Muslim.

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noun

1. an adherent of Islam; Muslim.

Mohammedan British  

/ məʊˈhæmɪdən /

noun

1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for Muslim

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Other Word Forms

• half-Mohammedan adjective
• non-Mohammedan adjective
• pseudo-Mohammedan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mohammedan

First recorded in 1675–85; Muhammad ( def. 1 ) + -an

Example Sentences

In his defamation claim against Kiron, Hasan, who is a member of the Mohammedan Sporting Club, said the derogatory comment about the country’s sports-loving Prime Minister embarrassed the entire nation.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2019

He promised to introduce him to the Sultan of Sulu when he traveled southward; he told how Mohammedan Moros preferred U. S. rule to that of Christian Filipinos.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Russia, "the Orthodox Church, the Jewish synagogue, the Mohammedan mosque, the sectarian meetinghouse, have been involved in a common ruin."

From Time Magazine Archive

A Mohammedan can enter and behold the golden urn in which repose two hairs from the beard of the True Prophet.

From Time Magazine Archive

India has three capitals—Delhi, where once reigned the Great Mogul, and which is still the centre of the Mohammedan faith; Benares, the Mecca of the Hindoos; and Calcutta, the capital of the modern British Empire.

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)